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Rocky Mount, North Carolina - 1 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Rocky Mount Preparatory #118 of 293 districts in North Carolina (state average 45). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,585 per pupil, Rocky Mount Preparatory ranks #216 of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending (North Carolina districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rocky Mount Preparatory operates 1 public schools serving 1,022 students, placing it among the smallest districts in North Carolina. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Nash County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,585 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 322 North Carolina districts by per-pupil spending. See how North Carolina compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.6% local, 68.1% state, and 20.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #118 of 293 in North Carolina against a state average of 45, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 213.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 12.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.2% African American, 5.4% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rocky Mount Preparatory, enrolling 854 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Rocky Mount Preparatory accounts for 83.6% of all Rocky Mount Preparatory student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rocky Mount Preparatory a distant remainder — means Rocky Mount Preparatory-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Rocky Mount Preparatory has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 95.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Rocky Mount Preparatory student-counselor ratio is 214:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Rocky Mount Preparatory chronic absenteeism rate is 12.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Rocky Mount Preparatory has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,022 students.
How much does Rocky Mount Preparatory spend per student?
Rocky Mount Preparatory spends $10,585 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #118 in North Carolina.
What is the demographic composition of Rocky Mount Preparatory?
Rocky Mount Preparatory students are 82.2% African American, 5.4% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rocky Mount Preparatory?
Rocky Mount Preparatory has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #118 out of 293 districts in North Carolina.